title: Effect of the antenna-body distance on the on-ext and on-on channel link path gain in UWB WBAN applications.
abstract: This paper investigates the effect of the operation distance (i.e., practical use) between an antenna and a human body on wireless body area network (WBAN) channel path gain. Different use cases in WBAN on-external (ext) and on-on links with different antenna-body distances for ultra wideband (UWB) technology are considered. These studies are carried out with two types of planar UWB antennas in the vicinity of a real human body. Corresponding scenarios are repeated by computer simulations, and differences between these environs (i.e., challenges in the modelling of the measurement situation) are analysed and discussed.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tuovinen
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kumpuniemi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hamalainen
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yekeh Yazdandoost
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Iinatti
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D012984:Software; D059015:Wireless Technology / Q000295:instrumentation*